MBS orders release of Pakistani prisoners in KSA jails

News Desk | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who arrived in Pakistan amid much fanfare and hype on 17th February, has led a delegation to...

MBS must walk geopolitical tightrope during Asian tour

James M Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s three-nation tour of Asia is as much about demonstrating he stands tall – despite Western...

Russia, Turkey, Iran hail US Syria withdrawal

AFP | The leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Iran hailed the planned US withdrawal from Syria as they met for talks Thursday on how to...

Governments ponder what to do with returning jihadists

AFP | The imminent fall of the Islamic State's caliphate in Iraq and Syria has left many countries grappling with what to do with jihadists...

Pakistan loops in KSA into perfect alliance: India anxious & Iran nervous – Jan Achakzai

Jan Achakzai | For the first time, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has carved out a robust South Asia policy with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin...

Turkish media print images of ‘local collaborator’ in Khashoggi murder

AFP | Istanbul: Turkish media on Thursday published images of a so-called “local collaborator” who allegedly helped the Saudi hit squad dispose of the body...

US demands Europe isolate Iran as Israelis, Arabs unite

AFP | Warsaw: US Vice President Mike Pence demanded on Thursday that Europeans drop a nuclear deal with Iran and join in seeking to cripple...

Behind India-Israel alliance: The ideology and strategic philosophy

Sabtain Ahmed Dar | International Relations scholars and even geopolitical analysts would attempt to analyze the India-Israel strategic alignment in terms of defense and economy, but...

Saudi Arabia ‘regrets’ EU money-laundering blacklist proposal

AFP | Saudi Arabia expressed "regret" over EU proposals to add the country to its money-laundering blacklist of governments that do too little to thwart...

In Syria, families flee IS holdout to dust and desperation

AFP | The cry echoed across the chalk-dry Syrian plain: "Water!" Within seconds, the truck carrying a few dozen bottles was emptied by parched refugees...

World court to rule on Iran’s billions frozen in US

AFP | The International Court of Justice on Wednesday will give its decision on a bid by Iran to recover $2 billion in frozen assets...

Re-education camp: China rejects Turkish claim of Uighur Muslim’s death

News Analysis | Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying has strongly refuted that a 57-year-old Uighur musician Abdurehim Heyit has died in the re-education camp...